liaantje 's review for:

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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H.D. Carlton is a magician with words. Holy hell this book was waaayyy heavier than the cat and mouse duet. I loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol